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Measuring success is crucial, but how do we do it? How can we be sure that the IT services we offer are adding real value to our business? Used just as they are, the metrics in this book will bring many benefits to both the IT department and the business as a whole. Details of the attributes of each metric are given, enabling you to make the right choices for your business. The book encourages readers to design and create their own metrics to bring even more value to their business, and explains how to do this.

Based on ITIL® and other service management frameworks and standards

Up to date, based on the ITIL® framework, as well as COBIT®, PMI®, ISO/IEC 20000 and ISO/IEC 27000, The Definitive Guide to IT Service Metrics will show you:

How to integrate metrics into your business.

What to consider when gathering and reporting information.

How to maximise the use of metrics to ensure value for money from the system.

How to secure and protect your company's metrics.

Save money and identify areas for improvement and drive change within the organisation.

Authors

About the authors

Ted Gaughan has more than 25 years' experience in business/technical strategic development, program/project management, and IT engineering and operations management. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Process Design Engineer (CPDE®), ITIL® Expert, ISO/IEC 20000 Consultant and TIPA® Lead Assessor. He has managed numerous large enterprise IT project portfolios, applying ITIL®-based processes to maximise the utility of delivered results.

Kurt McWhirter has more than 30 years' experience in IT strategic planning, operations management, and enterprise process design and implementation. He is certified as an ITIL® Expert and ISO/IEC 20000 Consultant and is an ITIL® Trainer accredited with EXIN® and APMG® for all ITIL® 2007/2011 courses. Kurt is a recognised authority on using the ITIL® framework to focus on business requirements that deliver high-quality solutions to customers.